Long Beach vs Red Hill

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Long Beach, MS

Area Score

Top 31% nationally

Red Hill, SC

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

Long Beach

Red Hill

Opportunity

66 · Top 30%

64 · Top 34%

Climate

78 · Top 20%

85 · Top 9%

Physical resilience

23 · Bottom 18%

21 · Bottom 15%

Housing affordability

93 · Top 25%

86 · Top 40%

Access

92 · Top 49%

95 · Top 40%

Economic stability

49 · Bottom 29%

33 · Bottom 10%

Measured values

Metric	Long Beach	Red Hill	Source period
Population	17,009	15,920	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$70,332	$68,250	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$35,555	$34,060	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	1,661/sq mi	1,452/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$215,200	$249,500	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,215	$1,179	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	65.7%	74.5%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.7%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-0.9%	4.8%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.6%	21.7%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	11.5%	19.1%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	90°F	88°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	42°F	37°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	62.8"	48.5"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	17 mi	8 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	24.9 min	23.0 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	39.6	46.9	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Long Beach

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, coastal flooding.

Red Hill

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, earthquake.

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